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help needed with college module regarding people with learning disabilities:

LisaB82
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Hi,
I am doing a course in caring for people with learning disabilities and need some advice on a question im currently stuck on.
advice would be much appreciated from parents, carers of people who are caring for someone with a disability.
the question is about to the legal rights of people with learning disabilities with regards to fertility, pregnancy and marriage.
any help is much appreciated : )
thank you
Lisa
I am doing a course in caring for people with learning disabilities and need some advice on a question im currently stuck on.
advice would be much appreciated from parents, carers of people who are caring for someone with a disability.
the question is about to the legal rights of people with learning disabilities with regards to fertility, pregnancy and marriage.
any help is much appreciated : )
thank you
Lisa
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Hello Lisa
You might want to go to www.mencap.org.uk for more information on this subject. People with learning disabilities have the same rights as everyone else to have relationships, get married and become parents, and you can get more information about this from Mencap.
Kind regards
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Thank you for the information.
Lisa
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